1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,120 Welcome back to Backward Point podcast. 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,360 My name is Nader Sayyed and. My name is Bashar. 3 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:08,360 And we are sitting right now in Islamabad after hosting and 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,880 producing the Islamabad United Podcast. 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,200 Bashar, how are your thoughts, man? 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,000 Feelings. What's going on? 7 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,040 This is absolutely insane. One of my wildest dreams coming 8 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:20,720 true. A huge shout out to the 9 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:26,000 Islamabad United franchise for trusting us and giving us the 10 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,400 authority and the liberty to make this content for them. 11 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,240 We are shooting the first season ever of the Islamabad United 12 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:38,720 Podcast and our partnership comprises of 11 podcasts with 13 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,680 their local players, their coaches, their team physio and 14 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,480 we've just wrapped up recording all of those episodes they will 15 00:00:45,480 --> 00:00:48,760 be dropping on Islamabad United's channel throughout the 16 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,240 course of the BSL. This will include, you know, 11 17 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:55,920 long form episodes as well as shorts and clips all across 18 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,080 social media. We had the opportunity to record 19 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,360 the first ever podcast with Nasim Shah and Shadab Hahn, 20 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,239 which was an honor. The way that you just said that, 21 00:01:05,239 --> 00:01:06,680 I couldn't believe that this happened. 22 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:08,960 I mean it's like one of those things where like it's a 23 00:01:08,960 --> 00:01:10,600 pinching moment. We were able, they gave us 24 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,080 unprecedented access. We were with the team at the 25 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,560 camps, at the hotel. We went to them for training and 26 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,520 you know, I even, you know, you know, pulled my shoulder a 27 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,160 little bit over the over the pitches, bowled with Shadab 28 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:23,160 Khan. That's insane. 29 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,160 Shadab Khan validated that in fact is a good black. 30 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,920 Spinner, I mean, he said that. And I want everyone who's ever 31 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,120 doubted me to listen to this and be like Shady told me. 32 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,320 I bowled well and you guys have nothing on me anymore. 33 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,840 So this has been a a great experience and I hope that our 34 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,760 goal with this podcast has always been to bring the best 35 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,640 conversations around cricket and this time Pakistan cricket. 36 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,280 Do you guys? We've done a lot of research, a 37 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,280 lot of planning, a lot of preparation. 38 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,840 This is also why we have sort of been Mia from our own channel, 39 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:58,640 because we've been working day and night with our team to work 40 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,880 on this project for Islam, yeah. And I want to give a shout out 41 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,600 to our team. They've been nothing but 42 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,600 helpful. They've, you know, been head 43 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,640 over heels with everything that we're doing, you know, standing 44 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,000 on one feet trying their best. So I'm going to give a big shout 45 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:11,840 out to everybody who helped us put this together. 46 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,720 I think this was literally impossible without their help. 47 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,160 So you know backward point team, you guys deserve a round of 48 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,760 applause. I think once these pods come out 49 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,880 and once you guys see the determination and effort that we 50 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,680 put into these, I think you guys will appreciate that this is 51 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,840 something new in in box on cricket, people aren't reserved 52 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,520 in these podcasts. There's no agenda. 53 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:34,480 We just are huge fans wanting to know the stories behind moments 54 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,360 and stories that we've been seeing on TV and and behind the 55 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:42,520 scenes stuff. I think we've done the best job 56 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,280 that we could and it'll be fun to see what people's reactions 57 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:46,760 are. Yeah. 58 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,600 And there's also content dropping on our channel. 59 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,640 We've recorded a few BTS blogs when we're at the training camp 60 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:55,000 for Islamabad. Again, they had no reason for 61 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,560 having us there. But again, it's because they 62 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,120 sort of took us in as family and we've been here for five days 63 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,720 and I'm sort of melancholic, the fact that we're leaving tomorrow 64 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:04,920 morning. Bittersweet. 65 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:06,160 Bittersweet. Because you've built 66 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,560 relationships with these players, with the staff here 67 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,320 now. So I mean, yeah, I'm cheering 68 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,360 up. Don't don't cry on the on the 69 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,560 pod I think this is this is a good time to let the let the 70 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,680 people like marinate with the thought of backward point here 71 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,480 with Islamabad United. We want to give a big shout out 72 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,200 again to Islamabad, Rihan, Bhai Qasim, everybody who helped us 73 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,040 organize this, the GM, hottest everybody. 74 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,360 Like there's too many people to thank and everybody was very 75 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,600 nice to us and just helped us along the way. 76 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,800 When the episodes come out, do let us know what you guys think, 77 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,960 tag us, comment, let Islamabad. I didn't know that you came from 78 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,480 backward Point camp, the Discord Fam, the Patreon Fam, all of you 79 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,360 guys, we appreciate your support. 80 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,360 Thank you very much for sticking by us for all all this time and 81 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,400 we love and hope to take you to the future with us as well. 82 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:53,880 Thank you. Thank you.